Bryan Acutt

Associate Director

UK / Infrastructure

Bryan Acutt

Associate Director
UK / Infrastructure

Bryan is an Associate Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined in January 2016. He is responsible for the portfolio and asset management of infrastructure and energy projects in the UK and continental Europe, including the valuation of the funds, reporting to portfolio lenders and investors, portfolio value enhancement and yield management.

Prior to joining 3i, Bryan worked at Amber Infrastructure where he was involved in portfolio management and asset valuation of International Public Partnership. Prior to Amber, Bryan worked at Deloitte in Australia and South Africa.

Bryan has a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours).

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Ashutosh Agrawal

Director

India / Infrastructure

Ashutosh Agrawal

Director
India / Infrastructure

Ashutosh joined 3i in 2011 and has more than nine years experience in various roles in private equity and management consulting. He manages various assets across the power, roads, ports and healthcare sectors. He supports 3i's existing portfolio companies in assessing the Indian market. He has delivered three exits in India for 3i. Prior to 3i, he worked at A.T.Kearney where he was involved in advising clients across multiple sectors including telecoms, energy, logistics and automotive. He also worked at Lehman Brothers and briefly at General Atlantic in their Mumbai office. Ashutosh holds a Management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

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Matt Barker

Matt Barker

Director
UK / Infrastructure

Matt joined 3i in May 2010 and is primarily responsible for the origination, execution and asset management of deals in the infrastructure sector.

He had responsibility for 3i Infrastructure plc’s investment in the Eversholt Rail Group, including during the acquisition in 2010, as a director of the company during the fund’s ownership and for the sale to CKI that was completed in April 2015. Matt was involved in 3i Infrastructure plc’s investment in the Dalmore Capital Fund and played a leading role in 3i Group’s acquisition of Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management. Recently, Matt was responsible for 3i Infrastructure plc’s investments in Wireless Infrastructure Group, the UK’s leading independent mobile tower company, and TCR, the airport ground support equipment lessor. He retains responsibility for the asset management of both of these investments. Prior to joining 3i, Matt worked in the infrastructure funds business of Macquarie, with a focus on airport investments.

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Chouaib Benlahoussine

Associate

France / Infrastructure

Chouaib Benlahoussine

Associate
France / Infrastructure

Chouaib joined 3i in January 2019 as an Associate in the Infrastructure team based in Paris. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals across the Economic Infrastructure and Projects space. He is currently involved in Valorem.

Previously, he was an Associate in the Energy and Infrastructure team at BNP Paribas in Paris, covering Financial Advisory and Project / Acquisition Financing (origination, structuring and execution) in the EMEA region.

Chouaib graduated from the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and holds an MSc in Infrastructure Project Finance.

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Gaurav Bhurat

Director

India / Infrastructure

Gaurav Bhurat

Director
India / Infrastructure

Gaurav joined 3i in 2011 and has been involved in both Infrastructure and Private Equity investments.

Prior to 3i, Gaurav worked at TVS Capital, a mid-market private equity fund, where he invested in banking, retail, healthcare and other consumer-oriented plays. He has also invested in European Private Equity and high yield debt at Goldman Sachs and in US small cap public equities at Boston Avenue Capital LLC, a billion $ hedge fund.

Gaurav holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

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Lorenzo Cannizzo

Director

UK / Infrastructure

Lorenzo Cannizzo

Director
UK / Infrastructure

Lorenzo is a Director in the Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in 2017, following 3i’s acquisition of a portfolio of assets from the EISER Global Infrastructure Fund. He joined EISER in 2014 with responsibility for the asset management of investments in Southern Europe.

He is currently involved in asset management, origination and execution across both project and economic infrastructure investments. Previously, Lorenzo worked in the investment banking department of HSBC advising on a range of M&A and financing transactions in the power, utilities and renewables sector. Prior to this, Lorenzo was an Associate Consultant at Cambridge Associates where he advised institutional investors on asset allocation and selection of investment managers.

Lorenzo holds a MSc (with honours) in Economics and Finance from LUISS University and an MBA from London Business School. He is a CFA charterholder.

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John Cavill

Partner

UK / Infrastructure

John Cavill

Partner
UK / Infrastructure

John is a Partner in 3i's Infrastructure team in London and joined 3i in November 2013.

He is responsible for asset management of greenfield and operational infrastructure projects, as well as the fund management of a number of 3i’s private infrastructure funds. He works closely with portfolio board directors and Infrastructure Managers Limited, the business’s main SPV management services provider.

John is also on the Boards of Cross London Trains and Wireless Infrastructure Group. Previously, John was a Director at Barclays Infrastructure Funds, St Modwen Properties, Land Securities and Vinci. Earlier in his career he worked for Arup.

John has a Geography Degree from the University of Liverpool, an MSc in Transport Planning & Economics from the University of Cardiff and an MBA from Cass Business School.

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Aaron Church

Director

UK / Infrastructure

Aaron Church

Director
UK / Infrastructure

Aaron is a Director in the Infrastructure team based in London, with a primary focus on origination, execution and asset management of investments in Europe. He has worked on 3i’s acquisition of Attero, Herambiente, ESVAGT, and Infinis, and is a director on the boards of Attero, Herambiente and ESVAGT.

Prior to 3i, Aaron worked for HRL Morrison & Co, a major Australasian headquartered infrastructure fund manager, and the Boston Consulting Group.

Aaron holds a B.Com from the University of Canterbury and a M.B.A. (Distinction) from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

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Rob Collins

Managing Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure

North America / Infrastructure

Rob Collins

Managing Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure
North America / Infrastructure

Rob joined 3i in 2017 as the Managing Partner for North American Infrastructure. He is a member of 3i’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining 3i, Rob led Hastings Funds Management’s infrastructure investment activities in North America & Europe and was a member of Hastings’ Executive Committee and Investment Committee.

Previously, Rob founded the infrastructure M&A practice at Morgan Stanley and Greenhill where he was a Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Investment Banking for the Americas at both firms. He started his infrastructure career at Goldman Sachs after spending five years as an active-duty, naval officer in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Program.

Rob holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a masters equivalent in nuclear engineering from the Bettis Reactor Engineering School, and a B.E., magna cum laude, in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University.

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James Dawes

Chief Financial Officer

UK / Infrastructure

James Dawes

Chief Financial Officer
UK / Infrastructure

James is Chief Financial Officer for 3i Group's Infrastructure business and joined in January 2016. He manages all of the operational, financial and reporting requirements for the Infrastructure business line within 3i Group, as well as performing CFO duties for 3i Infrastructure plc.

Prior to joining 3i, James was with Legal & General Investment Management where he held a number of senior finance roles, including Finance Director of LGV Capital from 2007 to 2015.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

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Anna Dellis

Anna Dellis

Partner
UK / Infrastructure

Anna joined 3i in 2006, is a Partner in the Infrastructure team, and leads asset management for the portfolio of economic infrastructure investments.

Over the last 12 years, Anna has had a leading role on many of the large infrastructure investments made by 3i, including Elenia and Eversholt Rail. In 2015 she led the successful bid for 45% stakes in Oiltanking terminals in Ghent and Terneuzen. In 2017 she was senior deal team member for the acquisition of a portfolio of assets from the EISER Global Infrastructure Fund.

Anna holds board positions at Belfast City Airport, ESP Utilities Group and at Oiltanking companies in Singapore, Amsterdam, Terneuzen, Ghent and Malta.

Prior to 3i, Anna advised on infrastructure transactions at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a BA Joint Honours in French and German from the University of Nottingham and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

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Steve Dorsey

Vice President

North America / Infrastructure

Steve Dorsey

Vice President
North America / Infrastructure

Steve joined 3i in 2017 as a Vice President in the North American Infrastructure team. Prior to joining 3i, Steve was an Associate Director at Hastings Funds Management where he was responsible for the origination, execution and management of infrastructure equity investments in the energy, utilities and transportation sectors.

Steve began his career as an investment banker at BNP Paribas, where he focused on project finance and advisory in the infrastructure, power and energy sectors.

Steve holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Bucknell University.

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Stéphane Duhr

Director

France / Infrastructure

Stéphane Duhr

Director
France / Infrastructure

Stéphane is a Director in 3i's Infrastructure team in Paris and joined 3i in November 2013, following 3i’s acquisition of Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited. He joined BIFM in 2005 to set up the business and originate investment opportunities in France.

He is currently involved in origination, execution, asset management and value creation across all sectors, for both greenfield and brownfield. He is also involved in business development in the Benelux and Central Europe.

Previously, Stéphane spent two years in the Strategy department of Barclays, helping the bank's product and country management grow their businesses. Before this, he was a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Paris and also worked in M&A for Morgan Stanley in London.

Stéphane holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, an MSc in Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris and an MSc in Finance & Economics from the London School of Economics.